Friday, January 20, 2012

Creepercast Episode 58: News with comments week of 1/18/2012

One of the
noteworthy sci-fi flicks due to hit theaters eventually is M. Night
Shyamalan’s After Earth:
an original project that actually sounds pretty promising, despite
the fact that its director’s name has become synonymous with
“hack,” as far as many moviegoers are concerned.

After Earth follows
a father and son (played by real-life father-son duo Will and Jaden
Smith) on an adventure that unfolds after the two are stranded on a
futuristic version of planet Earth, abandoned by humanity some
thousand years ago. The supporting cast already includes
Oscar-nominee Sophie Okonedo (X-men: First Class) and Zoë Kravitz
(Doctor Who). from ScreenRant

By now everyone knows my
hatred for Shyamalama-ding-dong-dammit. Yet, I still subject myself
to his ridiculous tweeesty creations. The main problem with this one
is it “sounds pretty promising.” Isn't that the reason we have
fallen for everything the man has done? Does he ever deliver? Will
this movie benefit from the Smith's involvement? I have gone on
record saying the best M. Night movies had Bruce Willis in them.
Could Will be the new Bruce? As always I will hope that “promising”
means something and end up seeing this movie despite the realization
that that it 'promises' to let me down. Or maybe that's why I do it.
Check out my review of 'Devil'
or listen to just about any episode of the Creepercast to get
an idea of how I really feel about Mr. Shyamalama!~

The Devil Inside...
Again

‘The Devil Inside’ director and
writer pair, William Brent Bell and Matthew Peterman, are readying
yet another installment in the ‘found footage’ genre. Is the
untitled film something new or a ‘Devil Inside’ sequel? Nobody
knows for sure but it will again found footage style and filmed in
Romania. Sounds like sequel to me.

It’s no surprise to hear
that the pair is moving fast, especially considering that most box
office experts are expecting a major drop-off for The Devil Inside in
the coming week – due to negative word of mouth and the
unenthusiastic response of the critical community. However,
regardless of the film’s reception, it managed to do big bucks on a
$1 million budget – making the pair an attractive prospect for
Hollywood executives.

The film is set for
financing through Sierra/Affinity and the Incentive Filmed
Entertainment Fund with Peterman as well as Steven Schneider
(Paranormal Activity, Insidious) and Morris Paulson (The Devil
Inside) producing – and Bell, Peterman, and Paulson’s company,
Prototype, handling production. The film is set to start work in
Romania this April – though no storylines or potential cast members
have been revealed at this point. from SreenRant

I will reserve most of my
comments for the review of 'The Devil Inside'
in the next couple days. What I will say is found footage films are
in a great abundance right now its starting to get boring. As for
this one here's a review teaser...

My Synopsis: Take every
exorcism movie you have ever seen and add a documentary crew!~

Dexter
Season 9?

Showtime President of Entertainment,
David Nevins on Dexter...

“[Season 8] is the likely endpoint,
but I’m leaving open the possibility that plans could change [...]
I think there’s a very clear trajectory now of where they’re
going. I think it’s going to help to write with that endgame in
mind. I’ve been pushing to shake up the formula a little bit. I
think there should be fundamentally different dynamics now.” from ScreenRant

Season 8 is supposed to
be the end of Dexter. But that is not to say they aren't considering
a season 9 with all the craziness and added dimensions to Dexter's
story currently. But all this really proves is that the powers that
be behind Dexter have learned how to mess with our minds like the
great people of Supernatural. Damn them!~

The Twilight Games

Summit Entertainment (The Twilight
Saga) and Lionsgate (Mad Men, The Hunger Games) have merged. Find out
the details of the deal, and what it may mean for the TV/Movie
industry.

So what we have is
two minor studios that have seen a moderate amount of success in
recent years combining forces to bigger and better things. Aside from
the aforementioned Hunger Games franchise, Lionsgate has had moderate
success in both TV (with shows like Mad Men, Weeds, and Tyler Perry’s
House of Payne) and movies (The Lincoln Lawyer, The Expendables,
Precious, Kick-Ass and several Tyler Perry films). Aside from
Twilight, Summit’s success has been regulated to a few breakout
films, including Red, The Hurt Locker, Source Code, and current
awards contender, 50/50. Hopefully smaller studios like these will
result in some bigger risks that offer us more original TV/Movie
ideas- rather than the string of remakes, reboots,
and brand-established fare we’ve been getting in the last few
years.” from ScreenRant

Over the last few decades
Lionsgate have proven to be a powerhouse all by themselves. They've
taken chances on many things the major studios wouldn't touch and
received much success for doing so, especially when it comes to films
from the Horror and SciFi genre. Summit has taken quite a gamble
itself in the last decade with films like Red and the multi-billion
dollar success of the vampire/werewolf/human triangle Twilight. One
can only hope that a merger of this magnitude will incite others to
take more chances on new and original film ideas like this article
says. Hopefully it doesn't mean Lionsgate/Summit will get sucked into
the maelstrom and start cranking out remake/reboots themselves.~

Score!

Golden Globe for
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series: Jessica Lange in FX’s
American Horror Story from ScreenRant

One of the greatest women
in Tv/Film and the only nod this year to the horror genre.~

This movie is labeled a
crime/drama/mystery and yet seems to be getting a lot of nods from
Horror reviewers. Which means we may have to give it consideration.
Since our definition of horror is often based on any part of the film
containing essential elements, who knows for sure. Being a purist,
though, I will of course watch the Denmark original first and then
likely criticize the American version for messing with the story to
much. Look for a review soon!
~